Favoring the concubine and killing the wife? She divorced the concubine and lived with her concubine

When Mother Yu saw Sun Shaohua and the others leave, she turned around and went to Xin'er's yard, holding a dress made of light gauze and thin flowers in her hand.

Cuizhu made herself a pot of hot tea and was carrying it into the house when she saw Yu's mother coming to look for her. She wanted to invite her into the house.

"Aunt, please come in and sit down." Cuizhu placed the hot tea on the table in the main room and went out to greet her.

When Xin'er saw her mother coming, she quickly hid behind the fake rocks in the yard, not wanting to see anyone.

Mother Yu waved her hand, unwilling to go in, and winked at Cuizhu, who understood, "Miss, go back to your room and rest for a while."

I saw Xin'er's small body walking obediently into the main house, and did not forget to close the door.

"My aunt is so cautious that she even warns against a three-year-old girl."

"There's no such thing as a little girl in a big house." Mother Yu glanced at the room and then turned to Cuizhu, "You haven't been close to the master lately."

"Oh, there are so many things going on at home, how can the master take care of me..." Cuizhu pouted, expressing her dissatisfaction, but her eyes glanced at the clothes in Yu Mama's hands.

"Now that He is gone, with a madwoman and a sickly woman, no one will compete with you. This is your golden age. Your uncle and I have a hard time at home because of Wang Yun's matter. If you don't work harder, no one will be able to help you!"

"Yes, what should I do? How about I go to see the master tonight?" Cuizhu naturally didn't want to be just a maid. She thought she was smart and beautiful, so she could at least be a maid.

"Well...you can handle this matter yourself. Don't you know how to coax a man?" Mother Yu looked up and down at her pretty niece. She was born with such a good appearance, it would be a waste if she didn't make good use of it.

"But I'm not very good-looking..." Cuizhu asked tentatively.

"I've brought it to you, so you can just pretend!" Yu Mama handed the dress to Cuizhu, "Put on a coat when the time comes, and take it off when you get to the master's room."

"Of course. How can I let others see my fairy-like beauty!" Cuizhu happily took the dress and went back to her room to try it on, completely forgetting that Xin'er had locked her in the main room.

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Although the Sun residence was not far from the county government office, it was impossible for Sun Shaohua to walk there. He got on the carriage, and the coachman, urged by the housekeeper Wang, drove as fast as he could and finally arrived.

Seeing that the gate of the county government office was closed and there was no intention of opening the court, Sun Shaohua finally felt relieved. He asked someone to inform everyone and then stood at the door waiting.

In fact, if it weren't for this incident, Sun Shaohua hadn't been interested in Lord Su, whom he had only met once. First, when he was young, everyone expected him to follow in his father's footsteps and become an official. Who would have thought he would fail the imperial examinations and now have no official title? Seeing how young Magistrate Su looked, even a year younger than himself, it was hard not to feel jealous. Second, Magistrate Su had attended a banquet that day, and everyone was centered around him and Sun Shaohua. That person actually asked in front of everyone why the scholars were so respectful to Sun Shaohua. This question left everyone at a loss for words.

That would have been fine, but after three rounds of drinks, the man actually paid for his own drinks alone, rejecting Sun Shaohua's courtesy as the host, saying that as an official, one cannot take a single cent from the people!

Just as he was thinking about it, the door suddenly opened, but no one was invited in. Instead, he saw several yamen runners standing on either side of the hall, holding up signs with long sticks that said "Stand aside" and "Silence." When County Magistrate Su, dressed in his official uniform, sat in the hall and slammed the gavel, two rows of yamen runners below simultaneously struck the ground with their sticks and shouted "Mighty... Powerful..."

Sun Shaohua had seen his father in court many times in his childhood, but now that he was no longer in the government office, this scene made him feel a little guilty. He didn't understand what Magistrate Su meant!

"Is that the owner of the medicine shop that cures all diseases outside the door?" County Magistrate Su spoke in a low and powerful voice, which was inconsistent with his gentle and jade-like face.

A lot of people gathered outside the door in an instant, standing outside the fence blocking the door and looking out. One reason was that they wanted to join in the fun, and the other was that they had heard that the new county magistrate was handsome and young, so they were curious.

These people only cared about themselves, squeezing Sun Shaohua so hard that he had no place to stand. But even so, when he heard the county magistrate's call, he straightened up and said, "That's right!"

"Come into the hall and ask questions!"

Several yamen runners opened one side of the fence to let Sun Shaohua in. Steward Wang also wanted to squeeze in, but was pushed out by someone!

"Are you in charge of the Hundred Diseases Medicine Shop?" County Magistrate Su's face showed no expression.

"That is my wife's dowry. Since my wife is weak and has no time to take care of it, it is all taken care of by the Sun family!" Sun Shaohua did not shy away from it. After all, everyone knew about the Xiao family's business.

"How dare you! You entered the county yamen, entered the hall, and refused to kneel!" The gavel banged loudly, shocking everyone! The yamen runners wanted to see Sun Shaohua's face. After all, he was and still is the one everyone flattered him, so they naturally wanted to see him get humiliated. But they also thought that County Magistrate Su was not someone to be trifled with. If he was accused of insulting the court, he would be punished. So they only dared to glance at Sun Shaohua's reaction.

Sun Shaohua was stunned. When had he ever been asked to kneel down before entering the county government office? He had never done so even when he was appointed as the county magistrate. But he had no official title, and now if he didn't kneel down in front of the court to ask questions, he would be beaten with a stick!

Although he was afraid, he also felt a lot of dissatisfaction. Seeing so many people watching from behind, he felt even more embarrassed. He lifted his robe and knelt, but his body was straight and his head turned to the side. "I was anxious to reply and forgot the rules. Please don't blame me, sir."

"Have you forgotten the rules? I think you are dissatisfied!" Su Ze naturally remembered Sun Shaohua, and also remembered everything that happened at the drinking party that day.

He had been invited by an old friend, only to discover that they were a gathering of scholars drinking, a scene he found distasteful. They all, assuming they had studied for several years, were brimming with pride. Sun Shaohua, in particular, was a man who, with his father's former official position and now his wife's money, lived a carefree life. He was certainly not someone Su Ze would admire. Furthermore, he had heard from Xue Wu about Sun Shaohua's wife's plight, which only made him find his actions even more shameful. Of course, as a county magistrate, he wouldn't take everything he heard at face value; he would only use it as a guide.

"Do you want a few slaps to teach him a lesson?" Su Ze felt unhappy when he saw him sticking his head out. Although he would not oppress the people, as a county magistrate, how could he ignore someone who had dishonored the court?

"My Lord, that's my wife's dowry. Because my wife is weak and has no time to take care of it, it's all taken care of by the Sun family!" Sun Shaohua gritted his teeth, bowed respectfully, and kowtowed to the ground! How could he bear the beating?

"Well, let me ask you, do you know Doctor Wang from the Hundred Diseases Medicine Shop?" Su Ze was no longer embarrassed.

Sun Shaohua paused, turned his head and looked at Butler Wang, thought for a moment, and then answered, "Of course, Doctor Wang often goes to my house to treat my wife, children and mother."

"Then do you know that as a doctor, he actually secretly made poison that harms people?" Su Ze asked again.

"I... don't know!" Along the way, he had naturally asked Butler Wang what the matter was. The matter was too strange. It sounded like a trick played by the head constable to extort money, but this was not as simple as extortion!

"I don't know?" Su Ze raised his eyebrows, not believing it.

"Although I am in charge of these shops, the daily affairs of the shops are handled by the previous shopkeepers. I just look at the account books, check the accounts, and collect money for my wife." After Sun Shaohua finished speaking, the villagers all murmured.

A few people were whispering, but I couldn't hear them clearly. A few women came from nowhere and became more and more excited as they talked.

"Isn't it the Hua Xiao family's dowry? Everyone knows that, and you're still collecting money on my wife's behalf. What a joke!"

"Oh my! I've seen him coming out of Wangchunlou, that lavish money den, very early in the morning for several days now. I often see him when I'm selling vegetables!"

"Master Sun used to be an honest official, so he wouldn't be so extravagant. But things have changed since the daughter of the Xiao family married into our family!"

"That girl from the Xiao family doesn't go out very often, and I often hear gossip from people in their family saying she's dying!"

"I'm afraid he's plotting to murder his wife and swallow up her dowry! Back then, the dowry stretched all the way down the street."

"The Xiao family doesn't care?"

"Who cares? Madam Xiao misses her parents' home. She went to her parents' home in the north a few years ago. I don't know when she will come back."